This Is How To Become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator!

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Stampin' Up! Starter Kits

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The standard Starter Kit includes

  • Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
  • A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge  
  • Assortment of Designer Series Paper and card stock
  • White envelopes (40)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads
  • Two Stampin' Write markers
  • VersaMark Pad
  • Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender pen
  • Color Coach
  • Cupcake Punch
  • Stamping sponge
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes

  • My Digital Studio digital designing software
  • His & Hers Digital Content Collection DVD
  • One clear-mount stamp set (including a clear-mount block)
  • Assortment of card stock
  • Note cards and envelopes (20)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads  
  • Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
  • Brights Designer Buttons
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender Pen
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

Choose the Starter Kit that best matches your stamping and paper-crafting interests, and get over $340 of Stampin' Up!'s high-quality products for just $175.

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With all the talk about the fantastic offer of a free Big Shot when you sign up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator during this month of October, I thought you might like more detail on what that entails.

After gathering all the information you need to make your decision to join Stampin' Up! (you can start HERE and ask ME!), you will purchase the Starter Kit for $175.  The quickest and easiest way to do this is online at my website HERE.  Just click the "Join Now" button on the left. Stampin' Up! will email you your "demo number" and you are set to start your own stamping business!  You just have to wait for your kit to arrive shortly!

You choose between two kits….the Standard Starter Kit (with lots of traditional stamping supplies) or the Digital+ Starter Kit (which comes with My Digital Studio software and a few traditional stamping supplies). Each kit is customizable on almost all items so, for example, if you would rather have different colors of ink pads than the suggested ones, you can change that in your kit.

    Here is a link to the Standard Starter Kit form. Click HERE.

    Here is a link to the Digital+ Starter Kit form.  Click HERE.

Then if you like, you can order optional add-on kits for scrapbooking (Stampin' Memories) and for the Definitely Decorative Line.

You will also receive catalogs and business supplies in your kit.

So there you have it!!  It's so easy to join Stampin' Up! and what a great way to start your own business for extra cash, a new career, or just your own stamping pleasure!  Let me know what questions you have!

 

Be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator! You Know You Want To!

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It will soon be nine years since I signed up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I've enjoyed every minute of it!  My friend had recently signed up when I had visited her one summer.  I had never heard of Stampin' Up! but when I saw the projects she had made at a stamp camp I was intrigued. There was more to rubber stamping that I had imagined!

I'd love to share this fun with you, and this month is the best time ever! Listen to Shelli Gardner, Cofounder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, tell you all about it!

Now if you would like to purchase a Big Shot and some accessories from me, I'd be happy to sell you one because you will LOVE using it on all your projects!  Just go to my store HERE.

But if you would like to have your own Stampin' Up! business and full Stampin' Up! experience and on top of that want to get a FREE Big Shot, well….just go to my website HERE and click on the JOIN NOW button in the left sidebar!

You probably have questions and I'd be happy to answer them.  Just email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com and we can get in touch.

The Big Shot offer is good until October 31.

Stampin’ Up! Heat Tool: A Handy Dandy Tool to Own!

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Heat tool

You probably are familiar with the Stampin' Up! Heat Tool #100005 for embossing or using Heat & Stick powder.  Sometimes it is used for quickly drying ink, particularly craft ink.  I've also told you how handy it is to unstick Sticky Strip on a project like in this old post HERE.  

Well, today I used my Heat Tool to unstick self-adhesive postage stamps! Over a year ago when I was putting postage on wedding invitations and putting on too much, I pulled off the extra stamps and tried to save them (at $.44 each!). I stuck them on to the sort of waxy envelope from the post office that the stamps came in, hoping they wouldn't stick for good on there.  I've pulled off as many of the stamps as I easily could the past year, but now I'm down to the ones that seemed really stuck on.  So today I turned on my Heat Tool and blasted a stamp…..it came off easily and I was able to reuse it on my current mail!  Just to be on the safe side, I used a drop of Multipurpose Liquid Glue to make sure the stamp didn't come off the envelope.

So Stampin' Up! supplies aren't just for stamping anymore!

Need a high quality Heat Tool?  Here's the Stampin' Up! one!  And you might want to pick up some of our great embossing powders, too HERE.

(Don't forget to check the bargains on the Clearance Rack as well!

Halloween Craft: Crazy Halloween Monster Face Card

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Crazy Halloween Monster card

If you are looking for ideas for a Halloween craft or Halloween crafts for kids, I think something like this Halloween card would be fun! Basically just use some paper scraps and punches or scissors and make a monster face!

I was planning to make some simple Halloween card and opened a magazine to get some ideas.  The magazine had glass jars filled with candy and then some monster face features pasted on the glass jar.  I got the idea to make a card instead and came up with this!  I guess it is a form of "punch art" since I grabbed a variety of my Stampin' Up! punches and just had a creative moment!

See if you can figure out what punches I used!

If you need some Stampin' Up! punches to make your Halloween crafting fun, just go to my Online Store.  Don't forget to check the Clearance Rack for the latest and greatest deals!

Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio Banners for My New 12 Weeks of Christmas

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The new My Digital Studio downloads were so exciting yesterday that I decided to try creating my own banner for my 12 Weeks of Christmas emails that begin later today!  If you are on my newsletter mailing list, once a week you will receive a special email with a Christmas project for you to make or be inspired by.  I got to work in My Digital Studio, did some cropping in the photo program on my computer and voila….

My Digital Studio12 Weeks Christmas Footer

This is the bottom footer of my newsletter.  For the banner, I began with a template that was in the program and then added to it.  To see it, you'll have to be on my mailing list…..so go sign up in the upper left corner here in my blog for my Monthly Email Newsletter that gives you stamping news and ideas and that will get you the "12 Weeks of Christmas".  Hope you enjoy!  Watch your inbox later today!


Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio….You Gotta Have It!!

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My Digital Studio is the Stampin' Up! software and downloads for digital papercrafting.  I guarantee you it is not just for digital scrapbooking…although it is great fun for that!  You can make so many projects with My Digital Studio, and I think we all just keep loving it more and more! Some day when you see smoke, it will be our computers overloaded with all the fantastic My Digital Studio downloads that they come out with weekly!!  

For plenty of samples, ideas, tutorials, videos, discussion about My Digital Studio join www.mydigitalstudio.net. It's free and for customers and demonstrators alike! You can also find out about My Digital Studio HERE on my website!

It's Tuesday, so click HERE to see the new downloads for this week!

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Bulk pricing is available for printing My Digital Studio projects! Just in time for the holidays!  Keep in mind that when you create a card in My Digital Studio, you can design the whole inside and even back of the card so it will be truly unique!

MDS Bulk Pricing 2011

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To check out the purchasing option for My Digital Studio and downloads of your choice, please click HERE.

Contact me any time with your questions.



New My Digital Studio Hostess Package!

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My Digital Studio Hostess Set 2011 Oct

Book a Stampin' Up! workshop with me and this will be one of your hostess-only choices for your hostess benefits!  On this My Digital Studio ensemble CD, you will receive:

  •  36-piece stamp brush set
  • 10 Designer Series Paper patterns 
  • 8 embellishments
  • 4 punches
  • 3 designer templates (2 greeting cards and 1 postcard) 
  • 20 décor template pages (Use to make paper gift bows, banners, mini boxes, treat labels, and more.)

If you want to learn about My Digital Studio and have a fun workshop with your friends, this is the perfect time!  As you can see, My Digital Studio is not only about scrapbooking. Let me show you the possibilities! Contact me today!

Be sure you are signed up for my newsletter mailing list in the upper left corner in order to receive not only my monthly email newsletter but my "12 Weeks of Christmas" special weekly newsletter which begins this Wednesday, October 5!

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Stampin’ Up! Cookie Stamps!

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Stampin' Up! Cookie Stamps

Just in time for holiday baking, Stampin' Up! has introduced a new product called Cookie Stamps!  You get three cookie stamps with a wooden handle to decorate your cookies. This works best with a shortbread recipe so the stamped image will not become distorted while baking. Demonstrators were treated to these stamped cookies at our Stampin' Up! Convention this summer!

Check them out here or click on the image above.

And after you bake the cookies, use Stampin' Up! products for decorative packaging!  Make a cute tag with a pretty Stampin' Up! ribbon….or use our new Kraft Gift Boxes.  You can make great gifts any time of year!!

To order these brand new Cookie Stamps, just email me or go to my Online Store.  Be sure to check the Clearance Rack while you are there for some great bargains!

 
 

 

Be a Big Shot with Stampin’ Up!…and Get a Free Big Shot, Too!

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BIG SHOT RECRUITING PROMOTION!!!

New demonstrators who join the Stampin' Up! family in October will get a FREE Big Shot (or up to $100 in free Stampin' Up! products)! Can you believe that??! What an opportunity to start your own business right before the holidays!  Join my team and take advantage of the great products in the Holiday Mini Catalog and the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog to start your stamping, scrapbooking and papercrafting business! And to have a FREE Big Shot to do it with is nothing short of spectacular!

  • Any new recruit who signs up during the promotion period will receive a Sizzix Big Shot Machine or $100 in Stampin' Up! products of your choice from any of our current catalogs.
  • New recruits who use the online IDA (Independent Demonstrator Agreement HERE) will be given access to the Promotional Product Bonus order type in OEX (the ordering page for demonstrators) approximately one hour after you complete your online IDA (you will be provided a link to OEX for this redemption via e-mail). In this order type, you will either enter the item number for the Big Shot (item 113439) or the item numbers for up to $100 in Stampin' Up! products. Products can be chosen from any current catalog and shipping is free!
  • New Recruits should ensure that your free total comes as close as possible to $100 without going over since the Promotional Product Bonus order type will not allow items beyond $100 to be added to the order.
  • Those who mail in their IDAs can simply list the items they want for free on their accompanying order form.
  • New recruits will have until November 30, 2011, to redeem their product bonus.

What this means is….you can sign up online to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator HERE and become a demonstrator in minutes by purchasing either the Standard Starter Kit or the Digital+ Starter Kit.  Both kits are customizable. Then after approximately one hour you will be able to log in to the Demonstrator side of the Stampin' Up! website and find a special link with which to order your Big Shot or $100 in stamping products.  Shipping is FREE! (Or you can wait until November….but who could wait that long for FREE stuff!)

Starter Kits

The standard Starter Kit includes

  • Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
  • A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge  
  • Assortment of Designer Series Paper and card stock
  • White envelopes (40)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads
  • Two Stampin' Write markers
  • VersaMark Pad
  • Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender pen
  • Color Coach
  • Cupcake Punch
  • Stamping sponge
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes

  • My Digital Studio digital designing software
  • His & Hers Digital Content Collection DVD
  • One clear-mount stamp set (including a clear-mount block)
  • Assortment of card stock
  • Note cards and envelopes (20)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads  
  • Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
  • Brights Designer Buttons
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender Pen
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

Choose the Starter Kit that best matches your stamping and paper-crafting interests, and get over $340 of Stampin' Up!'s high-quality products for just $175.

Read all about joining Stampin' Up! HERE.  Read about the Big Shot offer HERE.

Contact me with your questions at Karen@Karenstamps.com.

You'll be so glad you decided on Stampin' Up!

 


World Card Making Day…..Make a Card for Someone!

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Halloween Doily Card

Today, October 1 is World Card Making Day!  This is the day to celebrate card makers from around the world as we begin the busy crafting season of fall and leading into the holidays.  Why not grab some of your stamping supplies and make a card for someone?  Now if you would hate to actually send a card you went to the trouble to make, maybe you should make two…..keep one, send one!  But as long as you have all your stuff out, why not make three cards, and then you'll have an extra…after you send one and keep one!  We can never have too many cards!

Here is a card I sort of challenged myself to make.  I sat looking at the doilies poking out of the Flirtacious Specialty Paper #122360….yes, you get a whole page of doilies….you can cut them apart or use them how you want. I wondered if I could make a Halloween card with a Melon Mambo doily!  Well, yes, I could!  I got out my Color Coach to see what colors would coordinate with Melon Mambo and there they were….Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive!

If you don't feel you have any creative ideas, just find a picture in a magazine or a design on your clothes or in the store and use those colors or shape to make your card.  It really works!

Happy Card Making Day!  

Need supplies? Just order online HERE!

 


Stampin’ Up! Top Ten Tools 2011

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Those of us who are familiar with Stampin' Up! know there are many things to love about the company and its products. But if you want proof……here it is!  Creating Keepsakes magazine has named Stampin' Up!'s wood- and clear-mount rubber stamps as one of its Top Ten Tools for 2011!

To quote Stampin' Up!: "While Stampin' Up! has long been recognized in the stamping and crafting industry for producing high-quality rubber stamps and exclusive images in a variety of artistic styles, being recognized by Creating Keepsakes is just another validation that when your customers choose Stampin' Up! products, they are choosing the best!"

Would you like to be associated with a company that produces such high-quality products and is so highly regarded in the papercrafting industry? Stampin' Up! is always looking for new demonstrators!  With the holidays approaching, selling Stampin' Up! beats working tons of hours in a store in the mall.

For more information on becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, just click HERE to watch a short video and find out more about the Stampin' Up! business opportunity. Then email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com to get all your questions answered.

Simply Scored Paper Flowers

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Paper flowers have been "in style" for awhile now, but now with the new Stampin' Up! Simply Scored scoring tool this accordion-folded style is so easy to make!  It's another one of those "bet you can't make just one" things!  Here are some of my most recent paper flowers, often called lollies!

Spice Cake Accordion Flower Antique Brad close up

Made with Spice Cake Designer Series Paper #124003 with an Antique Brad #117273 in the center.

Accordion Flower close up

This one is tied with Baker's Twine Early Espresso/White #123124.

Accordion Flower adhering dowel

This one I adhered a wooden skewer to the back of the flower.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755 to attach the stick, then put Stampin' Dimensionals #104430 (two stacked together) on each side of the stick to attach the large circle punch to hide the stick.

Spice Cake Accordion Flower Back

Spice Cake Accordion Paper Flowers

It's fun making paper flowers…or should I say lollies?!

If you need a Simply Scored Scoring Tool, doen't hesitate, order one today!  You'll be glad you did!  Don't forget some designer series paper!

Go shopping HERE now!




12 Weeks of Christmas Is Coming! Are You Signed Up?

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My "12 Weeks of Christmas" is coming next week, October 5.  Are you signed up on my Mailing List? Get started on Christmas stamping and papercrafting ideas! This is an exclusive benefit for my mailing list subscribers!

My "12 Weeks of Christmas" is a weekly email with a Christmas project to inspire you!  Each email will have a photo of a new project, a supply list and directions.  These projects will not appear on my blog, only in this special 12 Weeks of Christmas email.  Projects will include cards, gift ideas, and bags & tags for gift-wrapping time!  I know most of us have not really thought about Christmas yet, but we know right well it comes up very quickly….and next week is October already!!  Get a head start on your beautiful handmade cards and gifts by receiving the 12 Weeks of Christmas email.  I might even throw in some bonus projects….you know how excited I get over all the creativity in stamping and papercrafting!

(If you are already one of my newsletter subscribers, you don't have to do anything…..you will automatically receive these special emails!)

If you want to join in on the fun and inspiration and are not already on my newsletter mailing list, please sign up NOW in the box in the top left of my blog!  Please tell your friends about it also so they don't miss out!

Remember, I always tell my new customers there is nothing too difficult to do in stamping….you just have to have the materials…so if you are a beginner or brand new to stamping, you can still do these projects!

Join us for the "12 Weeks of Christmas" weekly newsletter of exclusive holiday inspiration!  

Sign up now for my Mailing List!

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Button Buddies Snowman Cards

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The new Stampin' Up! Button Buddies stamp set is really fun to play with!  In the newest edition of Stampin' Success, the Stampin' Up! publication for demonstrators (and one of the many reasons to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!) the Button Buddies stamp set was featured.  I loved the card with cherries on it but I liked the snowman stamp featured on a little box.  So I decided to make this card, somewhat copying the cherry one in the magazine. (You don't even need to be creative to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator….this magazine gives you more ideas than you can use!)

Stampin' Up! Snowman Button Buddies Christmas Card

But I didn't like it so much!  I thought the Certainly Celery layer behind the snowman would give the card that soft look, but when I had to cover up the messed up stamped greeting right on the card in the lower right with the punched pieces, I guess I should have used Certainly Celery again for the scallop punch.  I didn't like the red down there and the light green up above.  Anyway, I just didn't like the card.

So I made this instead:

Stampin' Up! Button Buddies Snowman 3x3 Card

It's just a little 3"x 3" card but I loved it!  So cute! (I think that particular button is a retired one.)  You could make it as just a tag for Christmas gifts or make a large size card with a greeting.  Fun to make and easy to do!

To order the Button Buddies stamp set in either wood-mount or clear, just go to my Online Store by clicking THIS LINK.  Don't forget to order some buttons, too….lots of them, because once you start making Button Buddies, you probably can't stop!